Are Chemicals Poisoning the World’s Female Workers?
Foreign Policy By Lucy Sheriff Women are disproportionately exposed to deadly substances—and may be getting disproportionately sickened by them. … “We can’t necessarily pin it... Read More
The harmful myth of vaginal cleansing
Ms. Mayhem By Lexi Reich … “There’s an overall assumption that the ingredients that get used are just fine for our health; people have been... Read More
Are your cleaning products really green? Here’s how to tell.
Popular Science by Shaena Montanari Reducing waste and using fewer harmful chemicals is good for you and the environment. … An April 2021 report from... Read More
Fragrance industry plots new course to handle increasing regulation
Chemical Watch by Julia John Manufacturers face pressure over ingredient disclosure, safety … At the national level, the Menstrual Product Right to Know Act is... Read More
CIR ‘Watchdog’ Women’s Voices For The Earth To Remain On Guard In 2021
HBW Insight by Ryan Nelson NGO says the Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety’s conclusion on methylisothiazolinone in 2020 was among decisions “not in the... Read More
Toxic menstrual and intimate care products are wrong. Period.
Podcast – Persistent and Pervasive: Feminists Take on Toxics Pilot episode EPISODE SUMMARY Pilot episode centers on toxic chemicals in menstrual and intimate care products.... Read More
The F.D.A. Wanted to Ban Some Hair Straighteners. It Never Happened.
The New York Times by Roni Caryn Rabin In 2016, agency scientists deemed hair straighteners containing formaldehyde to be unsafe, according to newly obtained emails.... Read More
Gals Against Smog and Pollution: Montana Women Take on Polluters
By: Women’s Reproductive History Alliance (WRHA) NEW EXHIBIT – Concerns about reproduction extend beyond the physical body; care for the earth centers on fertility and... Read More
Toxic exposure risks lurk in menstrual products
E&E News Ariel Wittenberg … “There is so little that we know about what is in any feminine product, and what the exposures might be... Read More
California Is About To Become the Second State Requiring Ingredient Transparency in Period Products
Well + Good By: Erin Bunch … Jamie McConnell, director of programs and policy [sic] at Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE), a nonprofit which... Read More